Current Commitment

In its policy for the continuation of the implementation of the "transition" process announced at the Lisbon Summit and based on the “Exit Strategy” policy of the Chicago Summit, NATO intends success and exit from the war in Afghanistan. This strategy consists of gradually reducing the number of the combat support troops and increase of training teams (NTM, OMLT/MAT and POMLT).

Based on this policy, the Ministry of Defence and General Staff of the Armed Forces customized the commitment level of the participation in ISAF operation, increasing the specific weight and reducing the costs of participation expenses. It should be noted that the participation in ISAF operation of the Special Forces and Training Teams (OMLT, Medical and Special Forces training troops) is estimated maximally by the NATO decision-making structures (DSACEUR) and ISAF Operation Command. This, due to the fact that the specific and difficult tasks, they performed and are currently carrying out, have yielded obvious results in the support of military operations of the Alliance forces, as well as in the training and monitoring of the Afghan Army and Police.

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Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan

Following the completion of the mission of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) at the end of 2014, a new, follow-on, NATO-led mission called Resolute Support was launched on 1 January 2015 to provide further training, advice and assistance for the Afghan security forces and institutions. At the NATO Summit in Warsaw, Allied leaders decided to extend the presence of RSM beyond 2016.
Some 13,000 personnel from NATO member states and partner countries are deployed in support of the Resolute Support Mission (RSM). The mission operates with one central hub (in Kabul/Bagram) and four spokes in Mazar-e Sharif, Herat, Kandahar and Laghman.

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NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP), Latvia

Since July 2017, AAF is commited (part of) in NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) in Latvia.
An EOD squad, a total of 18 military personnel is part of the Canadian battalion battle group of the eFP.

Besides the current contribution, the Defence Minister has approved the increasment of AAF military personnel.


Aegean Sea

AAF are commited in NATO  Sea Guardian operation since November 2016 in the Aegean Sea with 1 ship, class “Iliria” and a crew of 21 military personnel.

Our mision is: patroling as part of a group of different NATO ships, part of NATO Martime Group 2 (SNMG2) on the Aegean Sea within the NATO operation.
In the period 2016-2017, AAF is commited with 21 military personnel and every 2 months there is a crew rotation.  
Since April 2017 as part of this commitment is a general staff oficer in SNMG2 flagship.

For the time being AAF is commited with a total of 150 military personnel.


Mali

AAF comitmment in European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM Mali), in the Republic of Mali, Africa begun in November 2016.
Their mission consist in supporting and contributing in different EOD services. This mission has a training role and the AAF contigent is part of the EOD (group) in support of the Base Storage Company (Storage and Supply Activity operations) at the Training Center in Koulikoro, Republic of Mali.

In this mission, for the period 2015-2016, AAF has been commited with 6 military personnel.
In 2017, AAF has been commited with 1 military training EOD group, a total of 4 military personnel.
Until nowadays, AAF has contributed with a total of 17 military personnel.


Bosnia and Herzegovina

The first contingent of the Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina was engaged on the 9th of September 1996 to December 2007, with the 21st contingent. They participated in IFOR and SFOR operations led by NATO and Operation ALTHEA, EUFOR Command, led by the European Union. A total of 21 contingents (contingents from 1 to 4, with 37 troops, contingents from 5 to 21, with 71 troops), in which were engaged 1355 military personnel in security and base protection tasks, being operationally subordinate and in support of the implementation of the peacekeeping duties to the German Command.

April 2008 - February 2013, a total of 118 troops: 12 (twelve) EOD contingent and representatives in HQ, in the framework of Operation ALTHEA, EUFOR, led by the European Union.

Participation in peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina is with 1473 military personnel.


Kosovo

In July 2009, the Armed Forces of the Republic of Albania were involved in the NATO-led operation, KFOR, in Kosovo with representatives in HQs and NAT (NATO Advisory Team, to the Kosovo Security Force).

The Albanian Armed Forces are currently engaged with 10 military personnel in different offices in HQs, and 10 military personnel in HUMINT.
In 2017 AAF is engaged in this operation with a group of 13 military personnel.

Until today a total of 158 military personnel has been engaged.


SEEBRIG

Starting in 2003, the Armed Forces of the Republic of Albania are engaged with representatives at the SEEBRIG HQ (Southeastern Europe Brigade), in the framework of the SEDM initiative (Southeast Europe Defence Ministerial), with a total of 13 military personnel. Currently, this commitment continues with a military representative.




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